Chelsea opened up a two-point lead at the top of the Premier League table on Saturday with a 2-0 win at home to Newcastle United.

Here are the top five statistics from Saturday's encounter:

99 - Chelsea's Eden Hazard has now completed 99 take-ons in the Premier League this season, more than any other player managed throughout the whole of last season. The mercurial Belgian found success in 77% of his attempted dribbles versus Newcastle, accruing seven take-ons throughout his cameo.

Premier League Take-on Stats

Team

Season

Successful Take-ons

Dribbles Success (%)

Appearances

Eden Hazard

Chelsea

2013-2014

132

59.19

35

Eden Hazard

Chelsea

2014-2015

99

60

21

Luis Suarez

Liverpool

2013-2014

93

35.23

33

Raheem Sterling

Liverpool

2013-2014

92

58.97

33

Ross Barkley

Everton

2013-2014

80

57.14

34

12 - Impressively, though, Newcastle's Remy Cabella completed the most take-ons in this fixture, as he managed 12 successful dribbles in total; only Eden Hazard has managed more in a single Premier League game since the start of 2013/14.

Chelsea vs Newcastle Match Stats

Team

Successful Take-ons

Minutes Played

Rémy Cabella

Newcastle

12

90

Eden Hazard

Chelsea

7

90

Diego Costa

Chelsea

4

84

Sammy Ameobi

Newcastle

2

27

Moussa Sissoko

Newcastle

2

84

488 - Chelsea's Petr Cech hasn't conceded a Premier League goal in 488 minutes of action - the last was an own goal scored by captain John Terry. The 32-year-old shot-stopper maintained his 100% clean sheet record with his efforts against the Magpies. He has now managed three shut outs in three appearances.

Team

Season

Goals Conceded

Clean Sheets

Appearances

Minutes Played

Petr Cech

Chelsea

2014-2015

0

3

3

246

7 - Oscar now has seven assists in the Premier League this season, the same number as the previous 2 seasons combined. He fashioned two key passes in this tie, while netting himself. The Brazilian scored with Chelsea's second shot of the game and their first on target. Newcastle had had nine (5 on target) at that point.

Chelsea vs Newcastle Match Stats

Team

Key Passes

Goal Assists

Minutes Played

Jack Colback

Newcastle

2

0

90

Daryl Janmaat

Newcastle

2

0

90

Nemanja Matic

Chelsea

2

0

90

Oscar

Chelsea

2

1

79

Ayoze Pérez

Newcastle

1

0

90

15 - Diego Costa has now scored 15 goals in the Premier League this season, making him the division's leading scorer. The Spanish international managed three attempts against the Magpies, all of which were on target. His overall shot conversion rate for the season stands at 26%.

Chris Linnell

Chris is a freelance football writer from Wiltshire, England. He is currently studying Modern History and Politics at the University of Liverpool. He has written for various other sites, including the Boot Room and Bleacher Report. His work has also featured on Eurosport.